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Motown at The Apollo Rocks Review by Willie Bee

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Both the Teen Town show and The Apollo film are worth seeing, but the Apollo film is just non-stop excellence. The Contours begin with a high-energy performance, followed by The Supremes, who obviously had not had a hit yet - they contribute one forgettable song to the evening. Marvin Gaye is an audience favorite and briefly dances with an audience member. The best performances are by The Marvelettes, who perform several songs; the audience loves them. I’d hoped this would be the Apollo performance where they sang “Tossin' and Turnin',” but no such luck. Excellent performance though! Mary Wells performs backed by (according to the MC) The Temptations! Smokey Robinson and The Miracles perform several songs (Smokey's wife is there as one of The Miracles). Stevie Wonder closes. Fast-paced, one-hour TV production. (Posted on 4/16/21)